Sermons at Morehead FCC

Wisdom in the Midst of the Storm

How might an intentional practice of observing and reflecting upon our everyday world shape our spiritual lives? Preaching during an outdoor worship service at Morehead City Park, Pastor Nancy continues our focus on the Season of Creation, following the instructions of Jesus to "Consider the lilies...." and exploring the image of God as midwife in Job. Note: the audio of this service reflects the...

How might a mythical sea monster challenge our ways of thinking about creation? Pastor Nancy asks the question as she explores Psalm 104 for Ocean Sunday, in the first sermon of our 2022 Season of Creation celebration. Scripture: Psalm 104:24-36 (note Pastor Nancy used The Hebrew Bible: a Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter which is not available online.)   "This sea great and wide, w...

Table Manners

She's unnamed, unnoticed, and overlooked. Yet Jesus, as he is teaching in a synagogue on the Sabbath day sees her. He sees her spirit, bent over, unable to stand erect with dignity. And he calls to her, "Woman, you are set free." It is a word of liberation, of release, spoken on the Sabbath. And with those words, Jesus sets off a controversy. Pastor Nancy encourages us to reflect upon Jesus's libe...

Often we read text from the Hebrew Scriptures which seem far removed from our own day. In this sermon, Pastor Nancy walks us through one such text, Isaiah 5:1-12 . Part poetry, part legal argument, part funeral dirge, this ancient text speaks to our current situation and the threats of climate change, unrestrained corporate profits, mountain top removal coal mining, and more. 

The Heart's Desire

When God Drops In

In Search of Prayer

Distractions and More

Listen God is Calling

Travel Tips, Jesus Style

Re-imagining Freedom

What Are We Waiting For?

Guiding Us into All Truth

Risky Dreams

Until Everybody's Free

Today we welcome Bob Pryor as our guest preacher with his sermon "Radical Hospitality."  Scripture readings: Genesis 18:1-8 and Acts 16:9-15  

A Radical Change In Plans

Ties That Bind

Saul on the Damascus Road is perhaps the most famous of conversion stories, but is there more here than meets the eye? Listen as Pastor Nancy explores this pivotal story in the book of Acts and in the history of the Christian tradition. How might this story help us think about issues in our day? Pastor Nancy examines a current case surrounding religious liberty and public schools before the Suprem...

In an introduction to the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, Pastor Nancy gives an overview of the background of the book and dives into the necessity of historical context as we interpret stories of conflict between the early believers and the religious leaders in Jerusalem and beyond. Scripture: Acts 5:27-32

"One strand can be found in all the resurrection accounts, whatever the differences, the experiences of resurrection all are clouded with mystery, what exactly happens remains puzzling, elusive, slipping through our fingers, not easily explained or understood. Explanations always fail. And yet, even though it's mysterious and perplexing, resurrection refuses to stay on the sidelines; it's always o...

This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, beginning with the elaborately choreographed entrance into Jerusalem by Jesus. Soon the festive mood will turn, disciples will flee in fear, and only the women will remain to watch as Jesus is executed by the Roman Empire. Luke's story has no branches, no palm branches thrown on the road--Pastor Nancy asks, "What if that is an intentional choice by the...

It's a story long interpreted through the lens of sin and shame, but in John's version of the anointing of Jesus, the act of anointing his feet is done by one of his close friends, Mary the sister of Lazarus and Martha. Pastor Nancy invites us to ask the question, "How does our understanding of the story change if we think of it through the frame of friendship?"  "Friends are those anchors fo...